Nikon D50

note: The settings suggested here-in are the settings we have found to be optimal for mothing through our multiple years of experience. For beginners, we recommend adhering strictly to these settings, as we have found them to reliably produce very high quality photographs, both in terms of color accuracy and detail, across a wide-range of conditions. These settings are equally appropriate for other macro photography scenarios that require high-qualtiy images. More experienced users may wish to modify these suggested settings slightly to accomidate their particular needs.

Mode Recommendations

set your camera to the "M" manual setting on the setting dial. This allows the user to specify the exact settings they desire, in contrast to the other modes which all allow the camera to change the settings based on the lighting conditions it detects. The algorithms used to dynamically adjust the settings in these modes are not optimized for high-detail macro photography. This includes, but is not limited to, the camera's built in macro setting (indicated by a flower on the setting dial). Don't use the built in macro setting for obtaining scientific data!!